Nexon has been heavily promoting FIFA Online 3, including having a section for it at the coming G*Star 2012 show. While I am not sure why Nexon is promoting the game in England, the gaming giant has signed a sponsorship…
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[G*Star 2012] Icarus – New game trailers released
Yet another CryEngine 3 title, Icarus was originally known as NED: The New Era of Fantasy. With developer WeMade Entertainment having its core focus on mobile games this year, Icarus is no doubt the star of its MMORPG lineup. With…
[G*Star 2012] Project NT – Debut trailer revealed
First revealed last year, Nexon recently announced the global publishing rights for Project NT, a cel-shaded MMORPG which is currently in development. The main feature of the game will be the classless system, with players equipping skills dropped by…
F.E.A.R: Origin Online – Closed Beta 1 announced
Announced last year, F.E.A.R: Origin Online has since been in stealth status prepping for the first Closed Beta phase, which will last from 22nd November till 25th November. The game is fully licensed by its American IP owner, Warner Brothers, and developed in…
Blade & Soul – All 7 levels of Tower of Mushin conquered
Before I begin, do note that the videos found below are taken from a couple of Korean websites, and they are absolutely not mine. That settled, NCsoft recently added the Wave 2 (out of 7) update for Blade & Soul,…
Legend of Edda – Game revives in Korea under new publisher
After 19 months of laying dormant, Legend of Edda is set to be revived in Korea under the arms of MMO publisher, Yedang Online. Developer Eyasoft took a temporary break early last year to reorganize its business structure, with Nexon…
[G*Star 2012] Bless – Teaser trailer and new images released
With G*Star 2012 coming up in a few weeks, Neowiz Games is busy preparing for the biggest online gaming show in the world. It is also important to note that with NCsoft and XLGAMES missing, the spotlight will naturally be…
Blade & Soul – Early Lyn race artwork shows a different vibe
See the cute Lyn race above from NCsoft’s Blade & Soul? Well, the original design wasn’t all that colorful and happy. The initial plan was for the race to be a “dark” one, with characters pulling out swords from their…
Kingdom Under Fire II – New mission trailer with no release date in sight
Announced since 2010, Kingdom Under Fire II, developed by Korean studio Blueside, has still yet to confirm a release date. According to Wikipedia, the RTS + RPG hybrid will have both single player and MMO modes. Below is a new…
Core Masters – New trailer shows off awesome MOBA combat
1 of the 2 new upcoming MOBA titles from Korea, with the other one being Steal Fighter, Core Masters has just released a new awesome trailer with a couple of new characters and action combat goodness. The game will have…
Blade & Soul – Live TV show debuts today
Although it is dubbed as “Blade & Soul TV”, this is actually a live stream program on the internet, not exactly on TV. In a joint effort between NCsoft and media broadcast company Daum, Blade & Soul will be having…
Aion 4.0 – 2nd new class revealed on developer blog
After the awesome Shooting Star class, NCsoft today revealed the next class, Troubadour (Bard or Minstrel will do as well). As expected, this will be a support class, having the ability to heal allies and weaken enemies.
Dragon Nest – Nexon stepping down as publisher
In a shock announcement yesterday, Nexon confirmed that Dragon Nest Korea’s publishing rights will be handed over to Actoz Soft in a contract lasting 3 years. All current user data will be moved over as well starting from now till…
[G*Star 2012] Bless – Neowiz Games prepares to conquer the show
Bless, revealed by Neowiz Games at G*Star 2011, will once again be the company’s star attraction at this year’s show. What started out as just an internal ambitious project has now spawned a totally new subsidiary studio with over a…